Benjamin smiled softly and looked down at his own hands, turning them over and studying his palms as if seeing them for the first time.
"I am me, Ten. I've always been me, and I'll always be me, no matter what form I take or what changes I undergo. So I'm not afraid. I am forever me... even if it turns out that I wasn't the original version."
{Master...}
[Hm? What is it, Sys?]
{...Master is extraordinarily amazing...}
[Ehhhh?! Sys is actually praising me out of nowhere! That is so rare. And hey, I can feel fear and relief coming from you through our connection. Or is that just my mind playing tricks on me?]
{It is Master's imagination. I do not feel emotions.}
[Sure you don't.]
"So you are currently stopping something so essential to occur between us with some kind of ability?" Tensei asked again, trying to wrap his head around the situation.
